'Dancing With The Stars': Kirstie Alley has another mishap; loses her shoe (watch the vid)

ABCBad luck seems to be following Kirstie Alley in this competition. First, she suffered a hip sprain during rehearsal with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Then during Alley’s live performance, her shoe slipped off her foot.

Classical music week on “Dancing with the Stars” yielded some untraditional choreography, some fierce emotional performances, and another strange, mid-routine mishap for actress Kirstie Alley.

After being denounced for their eccentric choreography two weeks ago, Disney star Chelsea Kane and partner Mark Ballas gambled once again, but this time with different results. Kane received the highest score of the night, a 26, for her Harry Potter-themed Viennese waltz.

Judge Bruno Tonioli said the routine was “magical fanfare” that technically speaking, was the best dance of the night. Judge Len Goodman said the Harry Potter theme was not fitting for such a traditional style.

Conversely, bad luck seems to be following Kirstie Alley in this competition. First, she suffered a hip sprain during rehearsal with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Then during Alley’s live performance, her shoe slipped off her foot.

“I’m supposed to be acting like a swan but (instead) I’m putting my shoes on” said Alley, whose performance earned her a 22 out of 30 nonetheless.

Co-host and model Brooke Burke said a shoe malfunction is a “Dancing with the Stars” first. Shoe-gate comes one week after fall-gate, when Chmerkovskiy’s thigh gave out under Alley’s weight and the two took a tumble.

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Actor Ralph Macchio and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward received the second highest scores of the night for their Viennese waltz and pasa doble, respectively. Both earned 25s

Goodman told Macchio he had been in the wilderness the past two weeks with middle-of-the pack performances, but with tonight’s routine, he and partner Karina Smirnoff are back.

“Totally heartfelt and brilliant storytelling through dancing,” said Tonioli, who also complimented Macchio for completing his lines and banishing his robot-esque “spatula hands.”

Personal appearances kept Ward away from rehearsal for one day, but the lack of practice did not affect his level of praise from the judges, who loved his pasa doble with partner Kym Johnson

“You were in the zone,” said judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

“You are the most determined of all our celebrities,” Goodman said.

Perhaps the most guffaw-inducing moment of the evening came not during a performance or a judge’s comment session, but during rehearsal.

After being praised by the judges for a “sparkle that’s unbeatable,” Leonard promised to return to ballet classes. His waltz earned him a 21, his highest score yet in the competition.

Reality television star and former Playboy bunny Kendra Wilkinson and partner Louis Van Amstel received the lowest score of the evening, an 18. Wilkinson was in the bottom three dancers last week and may be in jeopardy again tomorrow evening.